CLA-2-44:RR:NC:GI:230 A85755
4409.10.9040
Ms. Isabelle C. Fountaine
A. N. Deringer, Inc.
HC76 Main Street
Jackman, ME 04945
RE: The tariff classification of finger-jointed pine blanks,
door jamb and brick mould moldings, and door stiles from
Canada
Dear Ms. Fountaine:
In your letter dated July 12, 1996, on behalf of D F Windows
of Quebec, Canada, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The ruling was requested on various wood blanks and moldings
of solid or finger-jointed eastern white pine. Sample sections
of five products were submitted.
The first product is a clear finger-jointed blank of eastern
white pine. The sample is a rough rectangular piece of wood
approximately 4 inches wide by 1-1/2 inches thick. It is made of
finger-jointed wood and has unworked edges and ends.
The second product is a clear finger-jointed blank of
eastern white pine, surfaced on four sides (S4S). The sample is
a rectangular piece of wood approximately 4 inches wide and 1
inch thick with smooth surfaces. It is made of finger-jointed
wood and has unworked edges and ends.
The third product is an eastern white pine finger-jointed
door jamb and head. The sample consists of a continuously shaped
piece of wood approximately 4-1/2 inches wide and 1-1/8 inch
thick on one side and 5/8 inch thick on the other side. It has
grooves running down the length of the flat surface and under the
head part. The sample submitted is a one piece molding and is
not further worked. It may be imported with endworking and with
strikes for plates and hinges. It may also be primed or treated.
The fourth product is an eastern white pine brick mould
molding. The sample is a shaped piece of solid wood
approximately 2 inches wide and 1 inch thick. It has been primed
but not further worked. It may be imported with endworking. It
may also be imported natural or treated.
The fifth product is a door stile made of eastern white
pine. The sample consists of a shaped piece of finger-jointed
wood approximately 1-3/4 inches wide and 1 inch thick. It has
been rounded along two edges and shaped and grooved down the
length of the opposite surface. The sample submitted has not
been end worked. It may, however, be imported with endworking.
The applicable tariff provision for the eastern white pine
finger-jointed rough blanks will be 4407.10.0021, Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (HTSUSA), which
provides for wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled,
whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness
exceeding 6 mm; coniferous; not treated; eastern white pine;
rough. The general rate of duty will be Free.
The applicable tariff provision for the finger-jointed
blanks surfaced on four sides will be 4407.10.0022, HTSUSA, which
provides for wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled,
whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness
exceeding 6 mm; coniferous; not treated; eastern white pine;
other. The general rate of duty will be Free.
The applicable tariff provision for the door jamb and brick
mould moldings, whether solid or finger-jointed, natural, primed
or treated with wood preservative, (but without strikes and not
endworked), will be 4409.10.4000, HTSUSA, which provides for wood
continuously shaped along any of its edges or faces, whether or
not planed, sanded or finger-jointed; coniferous; standard wood
moldings; pine. The general rate of duty will be 0.9 percent
ad valorem.
The applicable tariff provision for the finger-jointed pine
door stile without endworking will be 4409.10.9040, HTSUSA, which
provides for wood continuously shaped along any of its edges or
faces, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed;
coniferous; other; other. The general rate of duty will be Free.
Your inquiry does not provide enough information to issue a
ruling for the door jambs, brick moulds and door stiles with
endworking or with strikes. Your request for a ruling for these
products should include samples, a description of the processing
steps and information on how and where they are used.
Articles classifiable under 4407.10.0021, 4407.10.0022, and
4409.10.9040, HTSUSA, which are products of Canada are subject to
entry requirements based on the U.S./Canadian Softwood Lumber
Agreement of 1996. All invoices of such articles must be
annotated with the Canadian province of manufacture. If
manufactured in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia or Alberta, a
permit is required.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177
of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 177).
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above
should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time
this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions
regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Paul
Garretto at 212-466-5779.
Sincerely,
Roger J. Silvestri
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division